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Saline-Gallatin 911
Friday July 8th, 2022 :: 07:22 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:00PM Friday

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Saline County in southern Illinois...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 722 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Galatia, or 10 miles east of Johnston City, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Galatia around 730 PM CDT. Harrisburg around 740 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Eldorado.

* AFFECTED AREAS: SALINE, IL

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Paducah. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Address/Location
Saline-Gallatin 911
31 W Church St
Harrisburg, IL 62946

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-499-4071

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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